Crystal-inspired clarity, with the enchanting virtues of the diamond and the intricate complexity of a snowflake, an intriguing phenomenon amongst the many in the cosmos… Ice is a true wonder!
Worlds of Ice invites us on a journey to the farthest reaches of the solar system, travelling along the way through the dimensions of ice, from territories of the ice floe to a scientific complex nestled right under the South Pole. A unique voyage in a kaleidoscopic igloo from which we emerge dazzled by a mesmerizing wonderland, to which Beatrice Deer, a popular figure of Inuit culture, has lent her unique voice.
Thirty-five minutes of pure delight for the mind and the senses, carried by the thrust of a comet orbiting in the boundless infinity of space, and the speed of neutrinos piercing planet Earth, but also inspired by the pace of the day that never ends, and the stillness of life, frozen in the depths of glaciers.
An extraordinary odyssey showcasing the power of ice, that very substance that splits rock, moves mountains and governs the planet’s climate.
Time to narrate the incredible story of ice which, for the past 2.4 billion years, has played a role in the delicate balance that life on Earth depends on.
Award-winning filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq orchestrated Worlds of Ice with the desire, above all, to put ice at the forefront of our environmental reality. The unsuspected dimensions of ice are brought to life, just like the life ice itself nurtures, through the lens of the 360° camera, the most advanced technologies in digital imaging and a timely reference to the James Webb Space Telescope.
No ambiguity lingers, as we approach the dramatic tipping point brought on by our disastrous human actions. The melting of polar ice caps threatens the very balance our planet relies on.
Worlds of Ice carries deep wisdom, in turn echoed with alarming clarity by Inuit who for generations have weaved an intricate relationship with ice, and are now first-hand witnesses working to mitigate the effects of this dramatic shift.
In the immersive environment only a planetarium can provide, Worlds of Ice is a spectacular statement about life, where ice mirrors its impermanence on Earth as much as its vulnerable presence in the Universe.
Ice. Precious, and vital.
Worlds of Ice was produced on the initiative of the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with
The Rio Tinto Alcan Planétarium/Montréal Space for Life
A National Film Board of Canada production
In collaboration with the Rio Tinto Alcan Planétarium/Montréal Space for Life
Conceived, Written and Directed by
Philippe Baylaucq
Producer
René Chénier
Research
Philippe Baylaucq
Nancy Marcotte
Julianne Yip
Strategic Partnership Consultant
Kathy Sperberg
Script Consultants
Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
Isabelle Pruneau-Brunet
Julianne Yip
Inspired by
YIP, Julianne (2019). Salt-ice worlds: An anthropology of sea ice, Thèse (PhD), Université McGill.
Yip, Julianne. (2019). “Salt-ice worlds: An anthropology of sea ice.”
Julianne Yip, PhD diss., McGill University, 2019
Ice Science Advisors
Julianne Yip, PhD
“Transformations of the Human” Research Fellow, Berggruen Institute (USA)
Olivier Bollengier, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington (USA)
Christine Dow, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Glacier Hydrology and Ice Dynamics | Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Dany Dumont, PhD
Professor, Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski (Canada)
Jeremy Fyke, PhD
Manager, Climate Services, Associated Engineering Group of Companies
Darren Grant, PhD
Collaboration Spokesperson, IceCube Neutrino Observatory (South Pole)
Michael Kral, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University (USA)
Bonnie Light, PhD
Senior Principal Physicist, Polar Science Center, University of Washington (USA)
Shawn Marshall, PhD
Professor, Department of Geography, University of Calgary | Departmental Science Advisor, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Bruno Tremblay, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, McGill University (Canada)
Stephen G. Warren, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington (USA)
Andrew Weaver, PhD
Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria (Canada)
Leader of the BC Green Party (2015-2019)
Science Consultants
Dominique Capelle
Animal Care Technician and Diver, Biodôme, Space for Life
Nathalie Rose Le François
Researcher and Scientific Advisor, Biodôme, Space for Life
A special thank you to
Benjamin Eberhardt, PhD
Allen Pope, PhD
Katie Sinclair, PhD
Delia Tosi, PhD
Sarah Vitak, BSc
Technical Consultant
Sean Caruso
Astrophysicist, Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREX), Université de Montréal
Nathalie Ouellette, Ph.D
Astrophysicist, Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREX), Université de Montréal
Björn Benneke, Ph.D
FILM SHOOTING
Production Managers
Graziella-Léa Formigli
Véronique Tessier
ICE LABORATORIES, 1, 2 AND 3
Coordinator
Isabelle Pruneau-Brunet
Ice Harvest and Artistic Direction
Philippe Baylaucq
Film-Shoot Accessories
Philippe Baylaucq
Patrick Bouchard
Ice Sculptor
Julien Doré, BlizzArt Sculpture enr.
360˚ Cinematography and Ice Photography
Philippe Baylaucq
Nicolas Didtsch
Sébastien Gauthier
Soap Bubble Artist
Olivier Rocheleau-Leclair
Production Assistants
Jonathan Brisebois
Jonathan Pitre
Dominique Thibault
A special thank you to Arctic Glacier
Brian Fuller
Sound Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
ICE RINK
Ice Skaters
Laurence Fournier-Beaudry
Nikolaj Sørensen
Choreographer
Marie Laurier
360˚ Technology Operator
Nicolas Didtsch
Wardrobe Designer
Geneviève Beauchamp
Head Rigger
Raphaël Brien, Bannière, gréage et structure inc.
Unit Stills Photographer
Laurent Guérin
Production Assistants
Jérémie Bélanger
Pascal Dulude-De Broin
Caterer
Madame Soupe
A special thank you to Gaetan-Boucher Arena, St-Hubert
Martin Laflamme
ON-LOCATION FILMING
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUÉBEC
360˚ Technology Operator
Nicolas Didtsch
Production Assistant
Gabriel Trahan
Ice Climbers
Émilie Bérubé
Francis Côté
José Dionisio
Frédéric Faucher
A special thank you to Maïkan Adventure
Yves Lamothe
QUÉBEC, QUÉBEC
360˚ Technology Operator
Nicolas Didtsch
Production Assistant
Gabriel Trahan
A special thank you to the Quebec City Carnival
RIMOUSKI/LE BIC, QUÉBEC
360˚ Technology Operator
Nicolas Didtsch
Production Assistant
Gabriel Trahan
Boaters
Luc Barast
Bruno Sellet
Peter Sutherland
A special thank you to the Université du Québec à Rimouski
Dany Dumont
A special thank you to Bic National Park
A special thank you to Refuge du Vieux Loup de Mer
Martin Gagnon
A thank you to Thinkwell Studio Montreal
Tommy Caron
Bruno Colpron
MONT-MÉGANTIC, QUÉBEC
360˚ Technology Operator
Nicolas Didtsch
Photographer, Mont-Megantic Observatory
Rémi Boucher
Sound Recording
Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon
A special thank you to the Mont-Megantic Observatory
Sylvie Beaulieu, Astronome/Astronomer
René Doyon, Directeur/Director
Julien Huot, Assistant de nuit/Night Assistant
MITTIMATALIK (POND INLET), NUNAVUT
Videographer and SmartICE Technician
Andrew Arreak
A special thank you to SmartICE
Trevor Bell
Zack Coombs
Carolann Harding
NAHLOODAY, YUKON
Videographers
Dorota Medrzycka
Moya Painter
A special thank you to Waterloo University
Christine Dow
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Glacial Hydrology and Ice Dynamics
Additional Production Assistants
Nicolas Boulay
Patrick François
Nicolas Gonos
Charlotte Lerat Saint-Blancat
Daniel Renaudin
MUSIC AND SOUND
Music
Robert Marcel Lepage
With the special collaboration of
Pierre-Yves Martel
Claudie Bertounesque
Musicians
Pierre-Yves Martel
Jean Derome
Sheila Hannigan
Music Recording and Mixing
Pierre-Yves Martel
Robert Langlois
Sound Design
Benoît Dame, Exsono inc.
Sound Editing and 360˚ Mixing
Benoît Dame, Exsono inc.
Sound Editing Assistant
Jérémie Jones, Exsono inc.
Sound Recording
Philippe Baylaucq
Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon
Benoît Dame, Exsono inc.
Catherine Van Der Donckt
Foley
Stéphane Cadotte
Foley Recording
Benoît Dame, Exsono inc.
Narration and Inuit Throat Singing
Beatrice Deer
Introductory and ending music
Glacer les rails du traîneau (Kamutik)
Icing the Rails of the Sledge (Kamutik)
Percussionist
Mark Wheaton
Accompanied on screen by her daughter
Inumanaaq Langevin-Deer
A special thank you to
Jean-Marie Comeau
French Narration Coach
Nathalie Barton
English Adaptation and English Narration Coach
Kathleen Fee
Voice Recording and Additional Music / NFB
Luc Léger
Geoffrey Mitchell
POST-PRODUCTION
Technical Direction
Bruno Colpron
Arnaud Mariat
Guillaume Millet, Post
Frank Nadeau, ONF/NFB
360˚ Digital Animation for domes
Antonin Gaud
François Guinaudeau
Arnaud Mariat
Maxime Pivin Lapointe
Sindre Ulvik Péladeau
Animated Graphics and 360˚ Special Effects Editor
Guillaume Millet, Post
2D Animation
Munro Ferguson
Rodolphe Saint-Gelais
Editor and Offline Editor
Arnaud Mariat
Colourization
Serge Verreault, ONF/NFB
Credit Sequence Designer
Cynthia Ouellet, ONF/NFB
NFB TEAM
Executive Director, Creation and Innovation
Julie Roy
Senior Director, Partnerships and Business Development
André Picard
Director, Partnerships and Business Development
Julie Huguet
Production Administrators
Rosalina Di Sario
Isabelle Limoges
Victoire-Émilie Bessette
Senior Production Coordinator
Dominique Forget
Production Coordinators
Yousra Benziane
Julia Dawson
Isabelle Gatti
Faisal Moula
Marcia Seebaran
Technical Coordinator
Daniel Lord
Duplication Technicians
Jean Coulombe
Michael Fortin
Head, Technical Ressources
Mira Mailhot
Steve Hallé
Support, Research and Technical Development
Julie Laperrière
Candice Désormeaux
Éloi Champagne
Sylvain Desbiens
Sébastien Dion
Pierre Ferlatte
Benoit Forté
Rafi Lokmagozyan
Catalin Melinte
Frank Nadeau
Frédérique Sauvé
Stéphane Simard
Mixer, Sound Treatment and Techno support
Isabelle Lussier
Archives, Sales & stock Footage Manager
Lea Nakonechny
Business Affairs and Legal Services
Julie Patry
Saskia Latendresse
Mirabelle Bélanger
Linguistic Services
Johanne Summerside
Gervaise Delmas
George Kaltsounakis
Marketing Manager
François Jacques
Marketing Coordination
Michelle Rozon
Angel Trasgallo Carpio
A special thank you to the entire NFB security team
A special thank you to the entire accomodations and material resources NFB team
PLANÉTARIUM RIO TINTO ALCAN / SPACE FOR LIFE TEAM
Director of the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, Astrophysicist
Olivier Hernandez, Ph.D
Director, Space for Life, Montréal
Julie Jodoin
Division Head, Public and Educational Programming
Laurence Desrosiers-Guité
Director, Operations, Space for Life, Montréal
Albane Le Nay
Astronomers
André Grandchamps
Marc Jobin
Science Educator and Content Creator
Maxime Pivin Lapointe
Audiovisual Technicians
Patrick Cournoyer
Mathieu Forcier
Simon Gauthier
Patrick Geoffroy
Scientific Advisor – Associate Professor at IREX and at Université de Montréal
Jonathan Gagné, Ph.D
IMAGE CREDITS
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan, Aurōrae
Institut national de l’audiovisuel (INA)
Getty Images
Alamy
Pond5
Bridgeman Images
Shutterstock
iStock
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Constellation figures based on those developed for the IAU by Alan MacRobert of Sky and Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott and Rick Fienberg)
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, which is a joint project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, and NEOWISE, which is a project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology. WISE and NEOWISE are funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Earth: Images captured by the JAXA JMA Himawari 8 satellite
TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND CAMERA
Royal Photo inc.
CYB Plastiques
Techform Montal inc.
SLA Location
CineGround Media Inc.
Show SDT
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Location Légaré
Patrick Bouchard
Arctic Glacier
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